innuendo
nounAn indirect suggestion, usually unfavorable or insulting.
Unfavorable indirect suggestion
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An indirect suggestion, usually unfavorable or insulting.
Unfavorable indirect suggestion
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Greater in amount or degree than is reasonable or expected.
Beyond reasonable limits
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Eager to investigate, learn, or ask questions.
Impossible or very difficult to satisfy.
Not stable or assured, or lacking confidence about one's position.
Lacking confidence
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Developing subtly or gradually in a harmful way.
A clear understanding of an underlying feature, cause, or relationship.
Too small or unimportant to have much effect in the situation.
Expressing feelings or intentions that are not honestly held.
A lack of honesty or genuineness in expressed feelings or intentions.
Lack of genuineness
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To suggest something indirectly, often something unfavorable.
An indirect suggestion, often one that is insulting or unfavorable.
Lacking interest, flavor, or vigor.
Lacking flavor or interest
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Boldly rude or disrespectful.
To initiate or provoke an action or event.
Start or provoke
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Arising naturally without deliberate thought or conscious planning.
Providing a useful lesson or clearer understanding.
Providing understanding
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Refusal to obey or acknowledge legitimate authority.
Lacking strength, solidity, or enough supporting substance.
Extremely difficult to tolerate.
Very hard to tolerate
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An amount, quality, or supply that is not enough for a particular purpose.
Narrow in outlook or isolated from outside ideas and influences.
Narrow in outlook
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Impossible to overcome.
A person who rises in rebellion against established authority.
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